Finish size options for Fiery Impose
Finish Size sets the size of the final product after printing and applying finishing processes such as trimming, folding, or binding.
If the Finish Size setting does not appear, the Fiery Server does not support the user-defined workflow described below. The default workflow is the Crop Box option.
The two possible workflows are:
Based on Crop Box - The layout of the job is referenced to the Adobe PDF crop box. You must manually set the bleed size for the selected document page content, and specify the trim marks. In this workflow, you must manually estimate the finish size of the final product by subtracting bleed size from the size of the crop box.
User Defined - The final finish size and bleed size are automatically detected for the PDF job, but you can change both settings. The page content is aligned in the center of the media. In the User Defined workflow, the finish size is a static value independent of bleed, crop box, or document page size. The original bleed sizes are automatically detected, as are the placement of the trim marks.
The minimum dimension you can enter for the final finish size is 0.25 inch. The maximum depends on the paper size supported by the printer.
Advantages of the User Defined Finish Size
The user-defined finish size is based on the trim size specified in the original content. You specify the finish size and Fiery Impose automatically positions the page content in the center of each sheet.
Fiery Impose also automatically sets the default bleed size and the placement of the trim marks. If the job being imposed comprises content positioned differently on each page, each with a different crop size, selecting the user-defined finish size allows Fiery Impose to automatically pick up the trim size set in the Adobe PDF.
With the crop box workflow, the user must figure out the bleeds and the trim marks and do some manipulation to place the page content correctly for the imposition layout.